diff --git a/deployment/puppet/tweaks/manifests/apache_wrappers.pp b/deployment/puppet/tweaks/manifests/apache_wrappers.pp
index 9206f6a357..f531b22787 100644
--- a/deployment/puppet/tweaks/manifests/apache_wrappers.pp
+++ b/deployment/puppet/tweaks/manifests/apache_wrappers.pp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class tweaks::apache_wrappers (
   # as we have found that sometimes with mod_wsgi apache will crash on a
   # graceful restart - https://github.com/GrahamDumpleton/mod_wsgi/issues/81
   Service <| name == $service_name or title == $service_name |> {
-    restart    => 'apachectl graceful || apachectl restart',
+    restart    => 'sleep 30 && apachectl graceful || apachectl restart',
     hasrestart => true,
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/noop/spec/hosts/api-proxy/api-proxy_spec.rb b/tests/noop/spec/hosts/api-proxy/api-proxy_spec.rb
index 8f04b22fa1..64832c65fd 100644
--- a/tests/noop/spec/hosts/api-proxy/api-proxy_spec.rb
+++ b/tests/noop/spec/hosts/api-proxy/api-proxy_spec.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ describe manifest do
     it {
       should contain_service('httpd').with(
            'hasrestart' => true,
-           'restart'    => 'apachectl graceful || apachectl restart'
+           'restart'    => 'sleep 30 && apachectl graceful || apachectl restart'
       )
     }
   end
diff --git a/tests/noop/spec/hosts/astute/service_token_off_spec.rb b/tests/noop/spec/hosts/astute/service_token_off_spec.rb
index f2aec92fa9..9bc2063ac8 100644
--- a/tests/noop/spec/hosts/astute/service_token_off_spec.rb
+++ b/tests/noop/spec/hosts/astute/service_token_off_spec.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ describe manifest do
           :ensure     => 'running',
           :name       => service_name,
           :hasrestart => 'true',
-          :restart    => 'apachectl graceful || apachectl restart'
+          :restart    => 'sleep 30 && apachectl graceful || apachectl restart'
         )
       end
 
diff --git a/tests/noop/spec/hosts/ceph/radosgw_spec.rb b/tests/noop/spec/hosts/ceph/radosgw_spec.rb
index 974e767311..fa35d45c2b 100644
--- a/tests/noop/spec/hosts/ceph/radosgw_spec.rb
+++ b/tests/noop/spec/hosts/ceph/radosgw_spec.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ describe manifest do
       it {
         should contain_service('httpd').with(
              'hasrestart' => true,
-             'restart'    => 'apachectl graceful || apachectl restart',
+             'restart'    => 'sleep 30 && apachectl graceful || apachectl restart',
         )
       }
 
diff --git a/tests/noop/spec/hosts/horizon/horizon_spec.rb b/tests/noop/spec/hosts/horizon/horizon_spec.rb
index 789c5448fc..87955c4cf4 100644
--- a/tests/noop/spec/hosts/horizon/horizon_spec.rb
+++ b/tests/noop/spec/hosts/horizon/horizon_spec.rb
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe manifest do
     it {
       should contain_service('httpd').with(
            'hasrestart' => true,
-           'restart'    => 'apachectl graceful || apachectl restart'
+           'restart'    => 'sleep 30 && apachectl graceful || apachectl restart'
       )
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/noop/spec/hosts/keystone/keystone_spec.rb b/tests/noop/spec/hosts/keystone/keystone_spec.rb
index 00fb6eecf3..30a93943de 100644
--- a/tests/noop/spec/hosts/keystone/keystone_spec.rb
+++ b/tests/noop/spec/hosts/keystone/keystone_spec.rb
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ describe manifest do
      it {
        should contain_service('httpd').with(
             'hasrestart' => true,
-            'restart'    => 'apachectl graceful || apachectl restart'
+            'restart'    => 'sleep 30 && apachectl graceful || apachectl restart'
        )
      }